She Loves The Jerk: Difference between revisions
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{{song credits | {{song credits | ||
|title = She Loves The Jerk (Demo) | |title = She Loves The Jerk (Demo) | ||
|writer = [[John Hiatt]] | |writer = [[John Hiatt]] | ||
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | |performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | ||
|musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | |musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal, guitar | ||
|record_info = December 1983, Eden Studios, London | |record_info = December 1983, Eden Studios, London | ||
|release_info = July 26, 2004 | |release_info = July 26, 2004 | ||
|albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | |albums = [[Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue)]], 2004 | ||
|singles = | |singles = | ||
|collections = | |collections = | ||
|soundtracks = | |soundtracks = | ||
|various_artists = | |various_artists = | ||
|promos = | |promos = | ||
|videos = | |videos = | ||
|length = 3:09 | |length = 3:09 | ||
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==Recordings by other artists== | ==Recordings by other artists== | ||
*'''[[John Hiatt]]''', on '''Riding With The King''', 1983 | * '''[[John Hiatt]]''', on '''Riding With The King''', 1983 | ||
* Rodney Crowell, 1986 | * '''[[Rodney Crowell]]''', on '''Street Language''', 1986 | ||
==Chords== | ==Chords== |
Revision as of 08:12, 6 September 2009
We've talked it to death, crying on the telephone |
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Recordings by other artists
- John Hiatt, on Riding With The King, 1983
- Rodney Crowell, on Street Language, 1986
Chords
G G We've talked it to death Am Crying on the telephone C Nights when he drinks at home D/F# G Am D She has to whisper through the tears f# G “Darling,” she says, Am “You never do these things to me” C But I could never make her see D/F# Em E He's wasted such precious years Am D/F# G “You married the wrong guy” is all I ever say E He's a no-good so-and-so Am /g# But she'll never let him go /g D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk C/G G Am D/A She loves the jerk G He was the guy Am Always out on the lake C I guess he had what it takes D/F# G Am D/A To turn the heads of pretty girls G She thought he would change Am The worst of us will settle down C/G But he couldn't stay out of town D/F# Em E Not even for this precious pearl Am D/F# Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises G E He's a no-good so-and-so Am /g# But she'll never let him go /g D G Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk C/G G G7 She loves the jerk C/G D/F# B7/F# Em I hang up the phone and I pretend she's in my arms C/G B7/F# Em D/F# E What I wouldn't give for just one tenth of what she gives Mr. Charming A F# He's a no-good so-and-so Bm /bb But she'll never let him go Bm(/F#) E A Though she knows it'll never work, she loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A She loves the jerk D A